Gechemba Surname

560,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 566 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Gechemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gechemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5661:81,5907,508

Gechemba (822) may also be a first name.

Gechemba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gechemba Come From? nationality or country of origin

Gechemba is found most in Kenya. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gechemba? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 560,645th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 12,875,523 people. The last name Gechemba is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Gechemba are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 58 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Gechemba is also the 285,014th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 822 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is held by 566 people, or 1 in 81,590. In Kenya it is most common in: Kisii County, where 38 percent are found, Nyamira County, where 36 percent are found and Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found.

Gechemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Gechemba last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gachemba882/
Gechamba881/
Gichemba881/
Jechemba881/
Ghemba8613/
Geemba861/
Echembach8213/
Ghembad80304/
Nghemba8033/
Gezemba806/
Getemba802/
Gesemba801/
Ghembea801/
Gegemba801/
Ghembaz801/
Echimba801/
Gichamba75761/
Ceshemba75540/
Gachomba75334/
Gachamba7534/
Ngesemba7534/
Chizemba7533/
Sichemba754/
Geshimba754/
Gichomba752/
Gachimba751/
Gichimba751/
Egemba711,392/
Ezemba711,109/
Ejemba71361/
Sicheemba7145/
Zhemba7132/
Echimbach719/
Echenbach711/
Chichemba711/
Chihhemba711/
Nghikemba711/
Gisemba673,586/
Gesimba671,315/
Sesemba671,302/
Gitemba67327/
Ichimba67110/
Jekemba67106/
Ghimbas6763/
Ezembah6745/
Egembah6738/
Cesemba6725/
Egembai6721/
Zhembas6719/
Egembay675/
Zheemba674/
Ghimbaș674/
Ghembou674/
Ezenmba672/
Ghuimba671/
Igembai671/
Eichenbach671/
Zezemba671/
Sicemba671/
Nghimba671/
Ejembah671/
Gegembe671/
Sekemba671/
Zetemba671/
Igembay671/
Nghembo671/
Eachenbach670/
Geckenbach670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gechemba
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